Gur-e Mar

Gur-e Mar
Gur-e Mar
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates:
Country  Afghanistan
Province Balkh Province
Time zone + 4.30

Gur-e Mar is a village in Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan.[1]

On January 22, 2010, the construction was started of a 75 km rail link from Hairatan near the border with Uzbekistan to a terminal at Gur-e Mar. The project is contractually scheduled for completion by June 2011. [2] [3]

References

  1. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20080608190852/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp. Retrieved 2008-06-20. 
  2. ^ "Hairatan to Mazar-i-Sharif railway"
  3. ^ "Construction of Afghan railway launched". Railway Gazette International. 2010-01-27. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//construction-of-afghan-railway-launched.html. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 

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